God of War Ragnarok unveils trailer, screenshots

As you can see in the trailer, we pick up a few years after the events of God of the war (2018). The freezing winds of Fimbulwinter have arrived in Midgard, making the survival of Kratos, Atreus, and Mimir in the northern wilderness even more difficult than before.

While the last game built tremendous trust and understanding between father and son, there is still a lot of complexity in their interactions, especially after the revelation of Atreus’ giant legacy and the hidden prophecy that only Kratos at sight.

Atreus is desperately curious. Like most young people, he wants to understand who he is more than anything. In this case, he wants to understand who he could be. The mystery of Loki’s role in the coming conflict is something Atreus cannot let go. He wants to protect his family, but neither does Atreus want to sit idly by and do nothing while conflict consumes the Nine Realms.

Kratos, always aware of his past mistakes, wants to spare Atreus the bloody lessons he learned from his conflict with the gods. Above all, he wants to ensure the safety of his son, and their confrontation with Baldur confirmed the belief that only tragedy will come from new entanglements with the Aesir.

Together, Kratos and Atreus will have to choose the path they will take. Whatever they choose will define the fate of all who dwell in the Nine Realms as Ragnarok approaches.

Agony and revenge

We show a brief overview of two of the main antagonists you’ll face. God of War Ragnarok: Freya and Thor.

Due to Kratos’ actions at the end of the previous game, Freya, once an ally turned foe, has vowed revenge for the death of her son, Baldur.

We wanted to remind players that Freya is not only a terribly powerful user of Vanir magic, but also a formidable warrior in her own right. Enraged by Kratos’ escape from justice by his hand, Freya will turn all weapons at her disposal towards her son’s killer.

Also suffering the loss of his sons and half-brother, Thor’s legendary bloodlust and wrath will be aimed at Kratos and Atreus.

Despised by Mimir as the “greatest butcher’s bastard of the nine realms,” Thor earned his title of one of the most powerful aesir gods by eliminating nearly all of the giants at Odin’s command.

While we don’t want to say too much just yet, we believe that even a glance at Mjölnir surrounded by lightning will give you a clue how great Thor will be as an opponent.

You have my ax

It wouldn’t be God of War without a healthy portion of visceral and spectacular combat. You might have seen just a hint of new attack abilities, a new runic summon for Atreus, and of course, the return of Kratos’ legendary weapons.

As a team, we’ve worked hard to learn from God of War (2018) and improve combat to feel fresh, yet familiar. With God of War Ragnarok, one of our main objectives was to push the choice of players in combat. Whether through hard-hitting combos, mastery of the elements, or clever defensive tactics, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to fight alongside our duo in a particularly expressive way.

Whatever your choice of combat strategy, the enemies that await you in God of War Ragnarok will be ready. The realms have gotten tougher, and a host of new creatures from Norse mythology will test your skills. From the trailer, you can see what happens when Kratos ends up under the Stalker’s hooves or grabbed between the jaws of a Dreki, and that’s just the beginning.

With an expanded array of opponents, we aim to keep every fight encounter memorable, from the smallest brawls to the big show bosses! We can’t wait to show you more as we get closer to release.

On to Asgard

Fans who played the last game know they got to visit six of the nine realms on their journey. In God of War Ragnarok, you can visit all nine!

God of War Ragnarok will take you to previously inaccessible Vanaheim, Svartalfheim, and Asgard, as well as new areas from locations featured in the latest game. Realm exploration will take you everywhere from lush otherworldly jungles to mining networks complex undergrounds.

This next installment in the series will bring you a variety of more diverse, beautiful, and mysterious locations than in any other God of War game.

See you next year!

We’re so excited to finally be able to share a little taste of what we’ve been working on at Santa Monica Studio since the release of God of War in 2018.

As always, we are fans of our fans. We can’t wait to see all of the chat, art, videos, and cosplay that you create. Make sure you tag us on social media or use #GodOfWarRagnarok so we can see (and share) your amazing work!

Your support for the series and our studio has been a pillar of strength for us throughout the development of this title. Thanks to everyone in the God of the war community to continue to believe in this project and in our team.